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Conflict problems often generate a great deal of data and information. It is necessary to have a process where this can be managed. Classification is an important step in allowing the data/information to become accessible and form the basis for analysis.
The focus of this Unit is on the different forms of violence that have been observed in Finland.
D.4. Reading (Look at this before doing the tasks). The Tasks and Answer Key/Pointers/Sources are in Theme H in the drop-down menu at the top of this page.
Kahdeksan surmanluotia (Eight Deadly Shots) 1972 film by Janus Films, starring Mikko Niskanen and directed byJörn Johan Donner. Based on the actual shooting of four police officers in 1969, all of them were killed.
Think About:
“The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual crime” – Max Striner
“Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us” – Leo Tolstoy
“Violence is man re-creating himself” – Franz Fanon
“Those who ‘abjure’ violence can do so only because others are committing violence on their behalf” – George Orwell
“Violence is one of the most fun things to watch” – Quentin Tarantino
“People have a right to violence, to rebel, to fight back” – Yuri Kochiyama
Materials Updates/News:
Periodically, materials will be updated, or there may be news items worthy of attention related to this Unit. They will be notified here. If you come across any news/resources, e.g. journal/newspaper articles relevant to the content of this website, please let me know. I can be contacted via the email address below.
Street gangs/Collective Violence is the norm in Finland, It has been for a long time but for some reason, Finnish decision-makers always seem to say it is an imported problem, not restricted to Finland or there are greater problems overseas. Taking ownership of the problem is the first step to resolution and Finnish decision-makers do not seem to take this basic step…the question then is why…
Yle. 7.10.2023. Interior Minister: Finnish street gang crime overshadowed by Sweden.
Kaakinen, M., et al. (2024). Street Gang Involvement Among Nordic Youth: A comparative study on prevalence and risk factors in Nordic countries. Nordic Research Council for Criminology NSfK Policy Brief 1/2024. https://www.nsfk.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/policy-brief-2024-1.pdf
Back in 2012 Yle was reporting:
Yle. 16.8.2012. Paper: Criminal gangs on the increase.
Violence directed toward men has not been extensively researched:
Kolbe, V., and Büttner, A. (2020). Domestic Violence Against Men – Prevalence and Risk Factors. Deutsches Arzteblatt International. 117(31-32): 534-541.
The trend that is receiving attention is school violence and bullying, but it has always been around:
Yle. 23.5.2024. Finland sees spike in threats of school violence.
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